[ML-General] Huntsville Made National News Again

[Laurie Kellogg]

The problem with what the superintendent is doing is not finding bullying
behavior.  It is punishing children for posting online videos of fights or
other harassment.  It also crosses a line for protected speech.  The
Supreme Court has already stated that social media carries the same
protections as other forms of expression.  As the superintendent is part of
a government institution, plan for numerous lawsuits if the schools punish
any student for social media posts unless those posts are harassing,
obscene, and directly related to school issues.

Laurie

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Phillip Showers <phillip.showers at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Its not bullshit. This is the future. The internet is a means for
> connecting people in a manner that is vast and unparalleled in human
> history. Notions of privacy need to adapt and change to reflect that. It
> may be that the superintendent is doing a piss poor job implementing his
> observation of the children in his care, but I think its reasonable for him
> to make the attempt to use the internet and social media in particular as a
> tool for helping to raise children in the internet age. Calling a kid out
> for cyberbullying is a bit different from goose stepping up to someone with
> a yellow star sewn on their clothing and demanding to see their papers.
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Phillip Showers
>> <phillip.showers at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > <shrugs>
>> > I see nothing wrong with a school keeping track of students' social
>> > networking behavior. Its a social network. There is literally no
>> privacy. If
>> > a kid wants privacy they can mail a letter, or try to figure out
>> Diaspora.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Isn't that the thing?  Facebook is the AOL of its time.  OMG it is
>> Blue.  The only saving grace they have is that they are perusing VR.
>>
>> It is still crap that students/kids get treated as if they have no rights.
>>
>> It is kind of funny that we expect kids to grow up to be adults but
>> never ever treat them as equals.  We create psychological conditions
>> starting from birth.  How is anyone supposed to grow up enjoying
>> freedom or even be free thinking when they are constantly threatened
>> by it from such a young age?
>>
>> Don't post that bad thing about school on facebook or you will get in
>> trouble.
>>
>> Don't insult your employer on facebook or you will get fired.
>>
>> Don't insult your government on facebook or you will regret it.
>>
>> Don't insult anyone or you will be noticed.
>>
>> Don't be noticed.
>>
>> Do what we say.
>>
>> I used to think that fascism was this old thing that died with the
>> Nazis or what not.  I thought it was stupid to even bring the word up.
>> When you have 'leaders' forcing people who do not understand (naive
>> children) they do not have to listen to such 'leaders' is seems like I
>> am wrong.  You even have parents enforcing the leaders will.  Sure I
>> may be exaggerating but how many times did someone visit you for your
>> forum posts when you were in school?
>>
>> Its bull*hit and should not be taken lightly because it is getting
>> like this everywhere.
>>
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Laurie E. Kellogg, Ph.D., J.D.
Email: kello036 at gmail.com
Phone: 256-424-2344
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